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May be "PrtScr" is more relevant because Ubuntu uses it as shortcut key to take full and window screenshots. Also according to wikipedia "SysRq" has no standard use.



But it does have one on Linux, which is what ships with this model. If you're developing or even just tinkering and things go haywire, SysRq is much more useful than the power button. But Dell clearly copy-pasted the design from existing models. Had they consulted with a developer, it would've had Meta and Line Feed on it as well. Perhaps even a compose key, før tḣöse fūññy chàráctèrs. (Because dead keys are annoying when you have to write more than one string literal in a day.)




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